Traditional Bow Making Course--A few clips of the process

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  • čas přidán 31. 12. 2017
  • Just a few clips compiled from a recent traditional bow making course run at the Sun Foundation in central Illinois.
    In this class each student carves, scrapes and sands a seasoned split log--making it into a fully functional hunting bow. The bow-stave wood is from the Osage Orange tree--one of the most prized and effective woods for bow-making. We spent 3 days making a bow that will take down any animal on this continent. If interested in taking this class please get in touch via my website...i will be running a few throughout the US this year. In this class you will be instructed in the stages of making your bow and receive close guidance in the art of shaping and tillering a hand-made bow. Because every hand-made bow is unique, the group atmosphere will allow you to learn at an accelerated rate--as everyone gains insights from each other's bows. This is one of my favorite courses and will become your most unique hobby/obsession. Each student will leave with their own bow.

Komentáře • 97

  • @Lolfml
    @Lolfml Před 6 lety +141

    Do another survival thing like the Island Survival, Forest Survival or Desert Survival. They were really good. Like if you agree

    • @wildsurvivalskills
      @wildsurvivalskills  Před 6 lety +19

      yeah, Hopefully soon....those are definitely everyone's favorites, they also take a ton of energy and time to make. Hopefully by late spring I'll have a new location video. Figured id post something in the meantime. Hope you like.

    • @TheValinov
      @TheValinov Před 5 lety +1

      like survive in an ice-desert or how to survive in space.... is this channel dead yet?

    • @fireblazerqt126
      @fireblazerqt126 Před 5 lety +2

      Tom McElroy-Wild Survival it must be tiresome huh?

  • @iTrum89x
    @iTrum89x Před 5 lety +2

    Love the folk song over the video, the bows look great!

  • @HornadyMatt
    @HornadyMatt Před 6 lety +41

    I have seen all of your videos. I appreciate your content and knowledge. Would love to see you do more long term survival outings if time ever permits you. Keep up the good work Tom.

    • @wildsurvivalskills
      @wildsurvivalskills  Před 6 lety +12

      Thanks Matthew, Id love to make those all year long, but finding the time away is limiting. Hopefully this spring...Im looking into what new location would be best...maybe the Sierra, California Coast or Pacific Northwest.

    • @AdamSmith-lh8jw
      @AdamSmith-lh8jw Před 6 lety

      I think Big Sur would be interesting, its very beutiful

    • @mesumshah4954
      @mesumshah4954 Před 5 lety

      plz do i always look everyday to see if u make long survival videos

  • @FaithsFallen
    @FaithsFallen Před 6 lety +18

    He LIVES!

  • @EdgewoodOutdoors
    @EdgewoodOutdoors Před 6 lety +4

    Thanks Tom, you need to upload more often... your channel would be huge! But if not, I'll continue to be happy every time I see an upload :) you are so talented!

  • @elsamcellistrem7321
    @elsamcellistrem7321 Před 5 lety +2

    It has been 1 year since your last video! Your channel is amazing and I hope you keep making survival videos!

  • @bosse641
    @bosse641 Před 6 lety +2

    Beautiful bow.

  • @immediateur
    @immediateur Před 5 lety

    Hello Tom, hope you are well and happy!

  • @lil_redp938
    @lil_redp938 Před 6 lety

    Yay your back and have a happy new year

  • @tphvictims5101
    @tphvictims5101 Před 6 lety +1

    The sound track is beautiful.

  • @devexifies248
    @devexifies248 Před 6 lety +7

    Love your videos come teach in Michigan

  • @orcawne
    @orcawne Před 5 lety

    Hey Tom! No one else is doing this - the full monty primitive skills thing. I echo what all below say encouraging you to do more long term survival vids.

  • @CloneCommands
    @CloneCommands Před 5 lety +1

    I just want to make sure you are still alive and doing well. Love the videos.

  • @notactuallytaylor
    @notactuallytaylor Před 6 lety

    I read a few of the other comments and I agree, the longer term survival videos are your best. But people aren't giving you enough appreciation for the other videos. The other videos are really nice as well and I enjoy them!

  • @Trotlining
    @Trotlining Před 5 lety

    This is just amazingly done new friend! All the aspects just flowed together for an overall, astonishing piece of art at the end! Thank you so much for your time in putting this together so stunningly well! Can't wait to join you on your next adventure 👍

  • @ViperSharp
    @ViperSharp Před 6 lety

    Very cool! Tons of work there but wow what results.

  • @DaChud555
    @DaChud555 Před 6 lety

    Awesome video as always! :D

  • @tomwood6597
    @tomwood6597 Před 6 lety +1

    Your amazing I have watch all your video they are all amazing

  • @isabelbody7278
    @isabelbody7278 Před 6 lety +3

    I wish we had these things where I live

  • @fadyassaf3544
    @fadyassaf3544 Před 6 lety +2

    I like this guy he's awesome

  • @sadietrego6247
    @sadietrego6247 Před 6 lety

    WOW 😯 that’s so cool😌

  • @RiverbendlongbowsOutdoors

    Well that was pretty cool 🎯

  • @brycebutterfield9236
    @brycebutterfield9236 Před 6 lety +3

    I love this videos

    • @brycebutterfield9236
      @brycebutterfield9236 Před 6 lety +1

      Everyone make sure to subscribe and like the videos I know they have lots of hard work putt in them and hey why not

  • @LemaaA
    @LemaaA Před 6 lety +1

    I'm really glad I discovered your channel, your survival in the wild videos are amazingly helpful! I wish I could have the chance to get out into the wild and be able to learn to survive on my own but sadly I'm stuck in the city life for now. More survival videos coming in the future? Your knowledge and expertise on this is really valued :)

  • @HeirloomReviews
    @HeirloomReviews Před 6 lety +4

    really like the song anyone know who it is?

  • @davidbond7195
    @davidbond7195 Před 6 lety +2

    I fucking love your videos dude! No joke, you are my biggest idol and inspire me everyday. Please keep doing what you are doing. Everywhere I look I see so much that is wrong with our world I am so, so hapoy that there are people like you who are preserving the practices that made us who we are

  • @iMiddNight
    @iMiddNight Před 6 lety

    Hey man I hope you gonna make more videos soon this channel is so entertaining and useful. I'm positive that you gonna make a lot of viewers if you just keep this channel active!

  • @jasonveresko8909
    @jasonveresko8909 Před 6 lety +1

    Finally ur backkkk

  • @eliezerzimet3307
    @eliezerzimet3307 Před 6 lety

    i love you vids! :D

  • @Lolfml
    @Lolfml Před 6 lety +1

    HAPPY NEW YEAR TOM

  • @crittercosner2877
    @crittercosner2877 Před 6 lety

    It's been so long since a new videos been released, that I forgot I was subscribed.

  • @sonofafisherman743
    @sonofafisherman743 Před 6 lety

    Good video would like to see some hunting videos with those bows 👍🏻

  • @lefe6696
    @lefe6696 Před 6 lety +1

    Can you do another survival in a place for a week please love those vids.

  • @jakewill6178
    @jakewill6178 Před 5 lety +6

    Hey, if you red this I was wondering what kind of education you got to know how to do all the survival stuff.

  • @ibrahim_-_-_
    @ibrahim_-_-_ Před 6 lety

    Hey man love the videos please make more survival vids I need to know and someday I want to go out and survive in the wilderness now a days the government really doesn’t want you to be independent because they need us so thanks for the vids.

  • @jackbright2377
    @jackbright2377 Před 5 lety

    Could you maybe do a northwestern forest survival video? The survival videos are always fantastic, but different forests have different types of resources and different climates, and it gets really cold up here so it would be good to learn how to combat the rainy and sometimes in winter snowy weather

  • @august5192
    @august5192 Před 6 lety

    You should really make more videos. If you do, you should have millions of subs😊

    • @walterferrara9701
      @walterferrara9701 Před 6 lety

      I like the music , whats the name of the person singing ?

  • @caitlins6505
    @caitlins6505 Před 6 lety +1

    Cool

  • @Halalislife
    @Halalislife Před 5 lety

    Great work brotha! Keep up the great work. We’ll see ya in the the next video...I’m out camping right now too! I’ll post my first CZcams video soon! 💪🏽🔥👽

  • @tobiashagstrom8309
    @tobiashagstrom8309 Před 6 lety

    Omg a new video

  • @Convolutedtear
    @Convolutedtear Před 5 lety

    I really love your vids. You are great at explaining and have heart. Thanks for the great info ... I know you kind of cover it in the Sonora one but do you have a how to spot good clay and all about clays at all? I live in Mass and would love to look at a marsh or water and know how it works.

  • @datboi5346
    @datboi5346 Před 6 lety +1

    nice vid been a while

  • @aniaj.6349
    @aniaj.6349 Před 5 lety

    I'm relatively new to your channel, and I really like your videos! If it's possible, could you share a method on how to make a water purifier out of all natural components (no soda bottles, plastic buckets, etc.)?

  • @Maxtastic101
    @Maxtastic101 Před 5 lety +1

    Can you make another solo survival vid please!

  • @rhybreadguy
    @rhybreadguy Před 3 lety +1

    Ahhhhhh, the music

  • @olagalaaen5932
    @olagalaaen5932 Před 6 lety

    Can you do how to survive in the north woods? For a week? That would be awesome!

  • @garyprovencher5512
    @garyprovencher5512 Před 5 lety

    Tom is still active...check out his FB page. May not have time for creating YT videos.... Regardless, he is still out there doing his thing!! Good on him!!

    • @wildsurvivalskills
      @wildsurvivalskills  Před 5 lety

      Thanks Gary...yep, still going...hopefully Ill get a new solo survival video out by fall

    • @garyprovencher5512
      @garyprovencher5512 Před 5 lety

      @@wildsurvivalskills Looking forward to it Tom!

  • @kingkevin5389
    @kingkevin5389 Před 6 lety

    Please make more

  • @user-tb9to2wb8s
    @user-tb9to2wb8s Před 6 lety

    U should make vids often

  • @RafaelCosta-oi3be
    @RafaelCosta-oi3be Před 5 lety

    Hello, great video! Could you tell me the name of the song played? For some reason no app seems to recognize it.

  • @ryanhawn1846
    @ryanhawn1846 Před 5 lety

    You got a new sub, I know you've seen heliomonsters....? But have you seen any other other monsters? The ones with big feet or wolf heads

  • @cristibotar8926
    @cristibotar8926 Před 6 lety

    Hello, I'm Cristi I see your video but I don't make a fire with stick, why, I take dirty woods, I make mini bow and was a big fail, the wood make a smoke but he don't make coal I must put in the hol everything? Please help me

  • @fredbasset1711
    @fredbasset1711 Před 6 lety +2

    Was the log seasoned?

    • @wildsurvivalskills
      @wildsurvivalskills  Před 6 lety +2

      Yes, generally with Osage you want at least a year....these have been seasoning for about 15 years.

  • @benbowland
    @benbowland Před 5 lety

    Are you doing ok? I know you don't upload super often, but ten months is a while.

  • @AdamSmith-lh8jw
    @AdamSmith-lh8jw Před 6 lety

    I love your videos, do you run a course in California?

    • @wildsurvivalskills
      @wildsurvivalskills  Před 6 lety

      I am going to run a few in April in California...probably near Santa Cruz and Humboldt area. I'm working on all of that now. Any class in particular?

    • @AdamSmith-lh8jw
      @AdamSmith-lh8jw Před 6 lety

      Tom McElroy-Wild Survival I was looking at your advanced survival class

  • @drewriggs5947
    @drewriggs5947 Před 6 lety +1

    Song? Artist?

  • @datboi5346
    @datboi5346 Před 6 lety

    hey i hope this gets a reply... any more videos coming soon?

  • @lostmilkman9024
    @lostmilkman9024 Před 5 lety

    Where did you go dude?

  • @dylansullivan380
    @dylansullivan380 Před 5 lety +1

    Anyone know what happened to him/what he’s up to?

  • @macmac19
    @macmac19 Před 5 lety +1

    why you stop making videos man

  • @are2013
    @are2013 Před 5 lety

    Make some more videos :)

  • @cyrilfelicio1384
    @cyrilfelicio1384 Před 5 lety

    Hi I am very interested in survival how did u know that u wanted to do survival?

  • @nasknifeboi
    @nasknifeboi Před 6 lety

    Science

  • @MrQhuin
    @MrQhuin Před 5 lety

    Where is he now, what happen?

  • @samuelmire9389
    @samuelmire9389 Před 5 lety

    Where you been

  • @c-4484
    @c-4484 Před 5 lety

    Has he stopped doing vids?

  • @stellaparent5204
    @stellaparent5204 Před 6 lety

    Is there an age limit?

    • @wildsurvivalskills
      @wildsurvivalskills  Před 6 lety

      For that class, yes, there is, only because of the use of a lot of knives and some power tools. Probably 15-16 would be fine if you have worked with knives and woodworking before.

  • @jdndjndnndbs1107
    @jdndjndnndbs1107 Před 6 lety

    First

  • @laurenc8954
    @laurenc8954 Před 6 lety +1

    please tell me what is this song/artist i can really relate being the firstborn son and requiring reactions to see my own reflection was a huge part of my childhood.

  • @shyshmell4136
    @shyshmell4136 Před 5 lety

    did u stop posting?

  • @gigel743
    @gigel743 Před 6 lety

    Buy me one pls :))

  • @chrisdickson8020
    @chrisdickson8020 Před 5 lety

    Is this guy still alive? What happened..

  • @jiggycheesedog2921
    @jiggycheesedog2921 Před 6 lety

    Hi

  • @watson1501
    @watson1501 Před 6 lety

    Make more vids

  • @fuckhead8139
    @fuckhead8139 Před 5 lety

    wya

  • @RazorBlade
    @RazorBlade Před 5 lety

    What happened to your channel

  • @jackradunsky8612
    @jackradunsky8612 Před 5 lety +2

    Do what the guy below me said.

  • @reggiedem5350
    @reggiedem5350 Před 3 lety

    Sad that you are not doing it yourself in the forest

  • @teddyrose3142
    @teddyrose3142 Před 5 lety

    So many shit people out there getting more subscribers. You need to make more videos. Oh yeah, that's right. Yourube is about quantity, not quality

  • @justinveader8461
    @justinveader8461 Před 6 lety

    what if you cant eat fish cause it makes you puke and cant eat meat cause of skinny animals creeps you out to a point were you pass out